Today is not Wednesday "The first word in campus news" Tufts University Wednesdaji, ktober 29, 1980 Volume 11, dumber 34 I__ ---.- SusDends Classes on Yorn Kippur Faculty Adopts Calendar by Bill Frechtman sented the committee's pro- posed calendar to the The Faculty of Arts and faculty . Sciences set the academic Schlessinger explained 1981-82 calendar for at that it was necessary to its meeting Monday. The move orientation to. before two outstanding' calendar Labor Day in order to have changes are that orienta- 65 class days. He added tion in the fall will be that the committee wanted held before Labor Day, and to prevent developing a that spring break and ex- more intense semester than tended spring weekend have the fall semester already been combined into one long is. recess. "The fall is a pressure The adopted calendar cooker," Schlesinger told also suspends classes on the faculty, explaining the Jewish Holy Day Yom that less than 65 class Kippur. days would' be unfair to Mathematics Professor students "who are paying REFLECTIONS. Walden Pond, where Henry David Thoreau went Bill Schlessinger, chairman a lot of money to go here." to "live deliberately," presents a picturesque scene of the Scheduling and Reg- Both Bobbie Knable, Dean I to the thoughtful visitor. (Photo by Ken SunshiLe), istrati.on committee, pre- - . ~ of Students, and Betty Curtin, Dean of Freshmen, Jeans Day.: An Exercise In A wareness stated to the faculty that because they have friends holding orientation before or brothers or sisters who Labor Day would have little are gay and don' t know how effect on students. to handle it." Larry Ladd, Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, In the lettevs printed told the faculty that the in the Daily concerning cost of opening the univer- the issue of Jeans Day and- sity dining facilities homosexuality, the writer early would be approximate- of a letter to the editor ly $22,000. Later he ex- against homosexuality was plained that he wanted to termed homophobic. Marlowe ensure that the faculty responded to this attribu- was aware of the cost. tion by saying "many homo- Ladd explained that this sexuals are homophobic but translated into about a most gays are homophobic $6. increase in the meal to a lnrze degree. h lot plan. "You can only raise of gays are scared to death. They are scared tuition, board and housing costs so much," said Ladd, that they will be labeled meaning that there would a gay by the outside world a lower increase in some and they are scared to label themselves. They other budget by $22,000. The suspension of Wednesday is Friday? sue or as a*personal deci- don't want to face it be- classes on Yom KIppur and sion, Marlowe said that cause they are afraid of the committee's desire to The university schedule people are hesitant to face being rejected." maintain at least a two calls for today to be an it frankly. "That is the Being rejected and deal- day reading period prompted academic Friday. Students point of the Drop-in Cen- ing with individual's homo- their decision to begin should follow their normal ter. It's not just for gays sexuality in general are the semester before Labor but for the many people the aims 6f the TGC and Friday schedule. Day. Traditionally orien- Friday will still be ,whowant to know more abaut the drop-in center. "Peo- Friday. ho=osexuality, either be- ple here seem to think that Continued, page 4 Continued, page 2 A' cause it scares them or Tufts Wednesday, October '29, 1980 2 DAILY living with or just having JEANS DAY, CONTINUED a gay friend it becomes Tufts Daily gays are roaming all over another issue. They just the campus ,I1 Ma lowe want to see it as something WILLIAM A. FRECHTMAN, Editor in Chief laughed. "Although there lARA M. KALAGHER, that has nothing to do with MICHAEL FEIBUS, News Editor is a healthy percentage RICH-EDLIN, Sports Editor Arts and Features Editor -, them.I' KEN SUNSHINE, Photography Editor MARGARET JOY FRISCH, Calender Editor of gays at Tufts, approxi- The TGC, according to ELIZABETH GROSS, Layout Editor DANNY GELBER, Managing Editor mately 200-400, only about Marlowe, is merely a para- BETSY ROSENBLOOM, Graphics Editor ART CHARLTON, Copy Editor 25 are active in the TGC." digm for the whole; that WENDY WEISS. Advertising Manager MIKEL TAYLOR, Business Manager In addition, Marlowe is, the TGC is just one The Tufts Daily is a non-profit student-run newspaper published by Tufts Univer- commented that the majority small subchapter of -200 sity weekdays during the academic year. Printing by the Harvard Crimson, Inc., of those 400 gays haven't to 250 gay organizations 14 Plympton St., Cambridge, Ma. Please address correspondence to: Tufts Daily. come into the TGC or in Boston. "We are actu- Curtis Hall, Tufts U., Medford, na., 02155. Telephone: (617) 628-5000, ext. haven't come out at all. 6130, 6131. Business hours 9-5 weekdays. U.S. postage paia in Medford, Ma. ally a unique gay organiza- ItIn addition," Marlowe com- tion because we concern mented," not all, not even both males and females." a majority, of gays on-cam- Although Mayor Kevin Banning Reporters Endangers pus are involved in the White has a gay advisor TGC just like all the which provided the gay com- Students' Freedoms scrabble players aren't munity with a liaison to nembers of the Scrabble the state government, two Zlub." The guiding light of Tufts University or for any in- bills which have been in Although Jeans Day is stitution of higher educat;.ionfor that matter, is learn- the State House and Senate a major event that the ing and undertanding; the sea;ch for knowledge and for several years still TGC organizes, it is also truth. Yesterday this light was eclipsed. Associate have not passed. involved in the general Dean of Students Bruce Reitman banned both the Daily TGC activity on campus orientation of the Tufts and the Observer reporters from attending the Social has been continual but not Community as to homosexu- Policies Committee meeting. His reason for closing the overwhelming, Marlowe com- ality. "We are more of meeting was his belieF that last week's Observer cover- mented. "When I first came a social organization than age included out-of-content comments that didn't accur- to Tufts, the Anita Bryant political," Marlowe ex- ately reflect the tone of the meeting. issue had just occurred. plained. "We speak to Reitman, if truly irked by last week's Observer ar- It had just happened the classes on campus, but are ticle, could easily have written a letter to the editor semester before and appar- mere for people who are or asked for a correction to appear in the next issue. ently it stimulated a sud- at different,stages of com- If he is concerned with the content of future articles den rise in TGC support ing out. We are here to :hen he should merely ask reporters to discuss with him and activity. However, when support each other." areas of interest to guarantee that content is correct. I got here, TGC was calming Because of the recent down. Likely, it's people But rather than utilize these accepted mediums of com- attention that the TGC and munication, he chose to close-off the meeting from stu- like Anita Bryant and Ed- Jeans Day has been receiv- mund Poor who tend to bring dents, denying them the right to scrutinize decisions ing, a general opinion that affecting them. people together .If gays are radicals has aris- Marlowe reiterated the As students we should view this action as unconscion- en among the Tufts commun- able. The Social Policies Committee is an organization desire of the TGC's Blue ity. "Most gays on campus Jeans Day by emphasizing entrusted with the power to suggest student social pol- are not radical" Marlowe icy to the Committee on Student Life. Clearly we as stu- that "it is not meant to' explained. "Most TGC mem- dents have a right to know what the rationale is behind intimidate people but to bers are sedate and don't decisions that affect our lifestyle. make them angry at them- want to make a. stink. We Freedom of the press is a highly cherished right in selves for holding views will stand a lot of put- is which are prejudicial. this nation. Though it not an absolute freedom, its downs before we get mad purpose nevertheless is admirable; to guarantee that We want them to think be- and defend ourselves." the public is not alienated or ignorant of issues that fore they put on their "Most times we don't affect them. Though we are only a small community \€ jeans, just that it would make it other people's bus- 4,400, our beliefs in the sanctity of these freedom, be like to be gay in a iness because they don't should not be belittled. There is no such thing as a world that doesn't accept want it to be their busi- minor usurption of freedoms, and for that 'reason we it." ness ,I' Marlowe said. "Most should be angry at this subversion of our rights. The TGS will hold an people are liberal in the- open discuss ion tonight ory but when it comes to at 8 pm in Burden Lounge, DOONESWRY by Garry Trudeau. Anderson. People of all different sorts of opinions , are welcome. :AMBRIDGE TYPEWRITER CQ. 354-6258 'midway to Harvard Square" IBM-SCM rent a Is-sa les-aepa irs 1722 Mass.